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I find it frustrating that, at the moment, I am regularly held to account for the delivery of social care across the country, even though I have no legal responsibility for it and the matter sits entirely with local government; I have no powers to change what goes on.
Towards the end of the committee’s previous evidence session on the report, we had some discussion about whether Ian Bruce is the accountable officer as well as the commissioner.
I know that landlords were far less happy about maintaining the ability of tribunals to take all circumstances into account before ruling on an eviction, citing the financial impact that that could have on them.
Ministers already have to take into account the impact of their decisions under the Equality Act 2010, but I am of the view that there is no disbenefit in supporting amendment 71.